Krug Grande Cuvée 172ème Édition

How the 172nd Edition is made

Its base is the 2016 harvest, which makes up 58% of the blend. The remaining 42% are reserve wines from the house library, the oldest from 1998.

Krug composes Grande Cuvée anew every year around a different harvest, which is why each edition has its own number. The aim is not to capture one vintage, but the best that Champagne gave over many years.

How we serve it

We pour it lightly chilled, at around 10 °C, into a white wine glass. In a narrow flute the aromas would not open.

Grande Cuvée changes in the glass over the evening. It is worth drinking slowly and with food, not just for a toast.

What we pour it with

Its full body and long finish can handle more than an aperitif. We recommend it with aged rib eye tartare with confit egg yolk, smoked prime carpaccio, foie gras or sea bass with celery risotto and saffron.

For the main course, try it with beef tenderloin. With fattier steaks we will suggest a red.

At a glance

• Producer: Krug, Reims

• Blend: 146 wines from 11 years, 1998 to 2016

• Base: 2016 harvest (58%)

• Style: brut, non vintage

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